Young people
London homelessness centre forced to turn young people away due to ‘unprecedented demand’
London homelessness centre forced to turn young people away due to ‘unprecedented demand’
New Horizon Youth Centre provides a ‘vital’ service to young people facing homelessness in the capital, including emergency accommodation, advocacy and advice
Letters: Stop assuming everyone with a house is somehow rich and without problems
Letters: Stop assuming everyone with a house is somehow rich and without problems
A land tax on houses would target all the wrong people, says a reader
Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it
Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it
How can we expect services to respond when the data doesn’t even acknowledge that LGBTQ+ young people exist?
I’m 18 and bed bound with long Covid. This is what it’s like to be held hostage by your own body
I’m 18 and bed bound with long Covid. This is what it’s like to be held hostage by your own body
I’m a clinical psychologist. I know just how badly racism is damaging children’s mental health
I’m a clinical psychologist. I know just how badly racism is damaging children’s mental health
I’m buying fruit and veg for my kids on ‘buy now, pay later’. The two-child benefit cap needs to go
I’m buying fruit and veg for my kids on ‘buy now, pay later’. The two-child benefit cap needs to go
More than half a million young Brits not in work, training or education have never had a paid job
More than half a million young Brits not in work, training or education have never had a paid job
Young people quitting London over housing crisis: ‘Owning a home is a distant dream’
Young people quitting London over housing crisis: ‘Owning a home is a distant dream’
More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here’s how to get them back in class
More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here’s how to get them back in class
It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
‘It worries me it could happen again’: How Covid turned life upside down for children and young people
‘It worries me it could happen again’: How Covid turned life upside down for children and young people
Letters: Adolescence didn’t feel like a drama – it’s too close to real life
Letters: Adolescence didn’t feel like a drama – it’s too close to real life
Adolescence is a powerful wake-up call about what’s happening to our sons online
Adolescence is a powerful wake-up call about what’s happening to our sons online
No, Gen Z don’t want the UK to be ruled by a dictator
No, Gen Z don’t want the UK to be ruled by a dictator
As progress marches on, young LGBT+ people need help to avoid being left behind
As progress marches on, young LGBT+ people need help to avoid being left behind
LGBTQ+ kids worry their straight parents won’t accept them. Here’s one way to fix that
LGBTQ+ kids worry their straight parents won’t accept them. Here’s one way to fix that
I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope
I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope
What impact does vaping have on children and young people?
What impact does vaping have on children and young people?
‘Staggering’ increase in young people facing homelessness, charity says
‘Staggering’ increase in young people facing homelessness, charity says
The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for
The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for
Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain’s youth – and why kids are coping better than we think
Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain’s youth – and why kids are coping better than we think
‘We get sick, Meta get rich’: Why the ‘guinea pig generation’ wants Labour to tax social media giants
‘We get sick, Meta get rich’: Why the ‘guinea pig generation’ wants Labour to tax social media giants
Inside the Big Issue: Meet Dwayne Fields, the new UK Chief Scout on a mission
Inside the Big Issue: Meet Dwayne Fields, the new UK Chief Scout on a mission
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport
These 11 pioneering rewilding projects are helping bring nature back in Britain
